Local Area Partnerships
We are currently reviewing and developing priorities across our Local Area Partnership (LAP) areas and will be updating each of our five LAP webpages shortly to reflect this work. Thank you for your patience while we update our webpages. We look forward to sharing further information soon. In the meantime, if you have any questions, would like further information, or wish to discuss local priorities and community initiatives, please contact the Local Area Partnerships team at: [email protected]
You told us that you wanted a simpler, more practical way to work together and with us, which led us to review our Local Area Partnership model.
We have aligned boundaries with NHS neighbourhood areas:
- seeking to reduce duplication
- making it easier for us to work together in the places that matter to us most
- helping us collaborate and deliver better outcomes for local people
Local Area Partnership (LAP) approach
The approach is built around 5 neighbourhood areas, with a real focus on working at a very local level. Community workers and partners work directly with residents to ensure the support provided meets the unique needs of each neighbourhood.
| Area | Name and contact details |
|---|---|
| Urban lead | Carolyn Howe Mobile: 07749 455417 |
| Northampton Central | Anna Thorpe |
| Northampton North and East | Chloe Turner |
| Northampton South and West | Hayley Cannon |
| Rural lead | Claire Cornwall Mobile: 07570 964634 Email: [email protected] |
| Rural North and West | Emma Parry |
| Rural South and East | Yasmin Gordine |
| Community Development Worker covering inclusion groups - sex workers, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities and boating communities | Dawn Brett |
Our aims are to:
- bring services closer to where people live
- focus on prevention and early support
- make services easier to access and more joined up
- ensure local voices shape local priorities
This is part of the Council’s wider commitment to helping everyone in West Northamptonshire “Live Their Best Life.”
LAP partners
Each LAP brings together a range of organisations, including the Council, health services, Police, Fire and Rescue, community groups and more.
Together, these partners:
- engage with residents and local organisations to understand health and care needs at street and household level
- identify priorities across the neighbourhood to enable co-designed services and solutions to be delivered, by listening to what matters most to local people
- work across all stages of life - from newborn to end of life - addressing key challenges and improving outcomes under our 10 Ambitions
Our 10 Ambitions are:
- The best start in life
- Access to quality education and learning
- Opportunities to be fit, well, and independent
- Employment that keeps families out of poverty
- Good housing in green, clean places
- Feeling safe at home and in the community
- Staying connected to family and friends
- A fresh start when things go wrong
- Access to health and social care when needed
- Being accepted and valued for who you are
Find out more and get involved
If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
Last updated 31 July 2026